@iamfangbat.bsky.social
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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New York Governor Hochul is trying to sneak a mask ban into the budget, despite the opposition of many disabled & high risk people who NEED masks to safely access public spaces.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
Gov. Hochul is pushing a last-minute mask ban in state budget talks
The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their identities to avoid retribution.
gothamist.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New York Governor Hochul is trying to sneak a mask ban into the budget, despite the opposition of many disabled & high risk people who NEED masks to safely access public spaces.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
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It is genuinely your moral duty, if you’re in the sciences, to violate the terms of your contact and take as much of the research home with you as you can. Today, tomorrow, every day your lab’s still open.
this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
March 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It is genuinely your moral duty, if you’re in the sciences, to violate the terms of your contact and take as much of the research home with you as you can. Today, tomorrow, every day your lab’s still open.
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You know how much you love the "magic" of ILL?
Defend it by defending IMLS.
Defend it by defending IMLS.
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You know how much you love the "magic" of ILL?
Defend it by defending IMLS.
Defend it by defending IMLS.
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Urge Congress to Save IMLS! A recent Executive Order would gut the only federal agency dedicated to America’s museums. The Institute of Museum & Library Services makes up only 0.0046% of the federal budget. Take action now: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/
March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Urge Congress to Save IMLS! A recent Executive Order would gut the only federal agency dedicated to America’s museums. The Institute of Museum & Library Services makes up only 0.0046% of the federal budget. Take action now: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/
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"But I'm a citizen," you say. "This doesn't apply to me." It's a pretty short step from deporting lawful residents without due process to "show me your papers, you don't LOOK like a real American to ME" on the street.
Two high profile illegal detainment/deportment cases of *lawful residents* out of Logan Airport in Boston. This is a great thing to call your electeds about TODAY. ☎️ at reps.fyi
Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
March 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"But I'm a citizen," you say. "This doesn't apply to me." It's a pretty short step from deporting lawful residents without due process to "show me your papers, you don't LOOK like a real American to ME" on the street.
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Let this sink in.
The lawyers of US greencard holder Mahmoud Khalil have not been able to have A SINGLE PHONE CALL with their client since he was arrested on Saturday night. Today, the court had to order that Khalil be allowed calls.
This is not normal. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/u...
The lawyers of US greencard holder Mahmoud Khalil have not been able to have A SINGLE PHONE CALL with their client since he was arrested on Saturday night. Today, the court had to order that Khalil be allowed calls.
This is not normal. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/u...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in ICE detention in Louisiana after first court hearing | CNN
Prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana for now following a procedural hearing in New York, days after he was arrested by federal officials ...
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let this sink in.
The lawyers of US greencard holder Mahmoud Khalil have not been able to have A SINGLE PHONE CALL with their client since he was arrested on Saturday night. Today, the court had to order that Khalil be allowed calls.
This is not normal. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/u...
The lawyers of US greencard holder Mahmoud Khalil have not been able to have A SINGLE PHONE CALL with their client since he was arrested on Saturday night. Today, the court had to order that Khalil be allowed calls.
This is not normal. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/u...
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This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.
Texas Republican Keithself storms out of the meeting he's supposed to be running because a Democrat asked him to treat his colleague Sarah McBride with respect. These people would not last one day as a trans person.
March 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.
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Lars Krutak's portrayal of Hajichi disregards the profound cultural significance and voices of the people it represents. Read the open letter, sign the petition, and help take a stand against harmful misrepresentation and ensure that our stories are told by those who truly understand and honor them.
March 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lars Krutak's portrayal of Hajichi disregards the profound cultural significance and voices of the people it represents. Read the open letter, sign the petition, and help take a stand against harmful misrepresentation and ensure that our stories are told by those who truly understand and honor them.
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No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
March 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
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My country is a $hittttt $how. I'm sorry rest of the world
February 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My country is a $hittttt $how. I'm sorry rest of the world
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.
February 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.
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Biggest show yet in Japan.
@otobokebeaver.bsky.social at the 20,000 capacity sold-out K Arena in Yokohama with @greendayofficial.bsky.social ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🎥Choshu
@otobokebeaver.bsky.social at the 20,000 capacity sold-out K Arena in Yokohama with @greendayofficial.bsky.social ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🎥Choshu
February 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Biggest show yet in Japan.
@otobokebeaver.bsky.social at the 20,000 capacity sold-out K Arena in Yokohama with @greendayofficial.bsky.social ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🎥Choshu
@otobokebeaver.bsky.social at the 20,000 capacity sold-out K Arena in Yokohama with @greendayofficial.bsky.social ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🎥Choshu
1. you're like a dream come true
2. just wanna be with you
3. girl, it's plain to see that you're the only one for me, and
4. repeat steps one through three
5. make you fall in love with me
2. just wanna be with you
3. girl, it's plain to see that you're the only one for me, and
4. repeat steps one through three
5. make you fall in love with me
Dear dooge man:
1. I slid to the left
2. I slid to the right
3. Criss cross
4. Criss cross
5. Cha cha real smooth
1. I slid to the left
2. I slid to the right
3. Criss cross
4. Criss cross
5. Cha cha real smooth
Dear dooge man:
1. It is we who plowed the prairies
2. Built the cities where they trade
3. Dug the mines and built the workshops
4. Endless miles of railroad laid
5. Now we stand outcast and starving midst the wonders we have made
But the union makes us strong
1. It is we who plowed the prairies
2. Built the cities where they trade
3. Dug the mines and built the workshops
4. Endless miles of railroad laid
5. Now we stand outcast and starving midst the wonders we have made
But the union makes us strong
February 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
1. you're like a dream come true
2. just wanna be with you
3. girl, it's plain to see that you're the only one for me, and
4. repeat steps one through three
5. make you fall in love with me
2. just wanna be with you
3. girl, it's plain to see that you're the only one for me, and
4. repeat steps one through three
5. make you fall in love with me
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I know she’s only talking like this because she’s not seeking reelection but I think it would be good if the entire senate considered there might not be another election and behaved accordingly
This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
February 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I know she’s only talking like this because she’s not seeking reelection but I think it would be good if the entire senate considered there might not be another election and behaved accordingly
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By the way, this is one of the issues where you might be able to make some headway with GOP reps if you live in a rural district. It has always been the heavily red rural districts that stopped them from destroying USPS in the past. Reps know their constituents depend on USPS.
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
By the way, this is one of the issues where you might be able to make some headway with GOP reps if you live in a rural district. It has always been the heavily red rural districts that stopped them from destroying USPS in the past. Reps know their constituents depend on USPS.
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lol this is going to completely destroy the economy (and also my own personal livelihood)
February 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
lol this is going to completely destroy the economy (and also my own personal livelihood)
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speaking of this admin saying fuck you to rural communities: nobody's gonna deliver mail to my mom and dad in the boonies except USPS. they live on a mile long unincorporated dirt road outside the city limits of the nearest town ( of 3000 people)
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
speaking of this admin saying fuck you to rural communities: nobody's gonna deliver mail to my mom and dad in the boonies except USPS. they live on a mile long unincorporated dirt road outside the city limits of the nearest town ( of 3000 people)
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This opposition tells you a lot about how often airlines destroy wheelchairs.
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This opposition tells you a lot about how often airlines destroy wheelchairs.
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The fascism is open and explicit
The US State Department is forcing all of its employees to cancel subscriptions to any Trump-unfriendly media.
February 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The fascism is open and explicit
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they might play sports in philadelphia but they dont play games
JUST IN: ICE van reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia
February 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
they might play sports in philadelphia but they dont play games
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This was probably the last time Say Sue Me played HQ in Busan, when friends Japanese Breakfast were in town playing a special extra show. It overlooks Gwangan beach.
youtu.be/pnyS9yz_Uro?...
youtu.be/pnyS9yz_Uro?...
Say Sue Me - 'Old Town' Live at HQ Gwangan, Busan 13/01/2018
YouTube video by Damnably
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This was probably the last time Say Sue Me played HQ in Busan, when friends Japanese Breakfast were in town playing a special extra show. It overlooks Gwangan beach.
youtu.be/pnyS9yz_Uro?...
youtu.be/pnyS9yz_Uro?...
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.